wont go into reverse in morning

[BrianEclipse]

99 GS not all the time but sometimes i got to put in diff gear then reverse. is that somthing common or should i be worried? all other gears work great and never slips out of gear. thanks

[Shpyder]

that is very common. i remember from my auto mechanics class, that all gears have "blocks" attached to them that stop the disc from spinning when u shift into gear. Hence, no girning etc. The reverse gear does not have this "block", so u have to shift into first gear for the block to stop the spinning, and then comfotably into reverse. I know 100% that my logic is correct, but i have forgotten what the disc was called and the names given to these "stopper blocks". Joe, Kevin...?

[JoeWagon]

All I know is that reverse doesn't have a synchro gear, so it can be harder to get it in. Extremely common.

[BrianEclipse]

thanks so much makes me feel better lol. bought it used recently and didnt know if they had been hard on the transmission or not cause my truck didnt have that problem. thanks again

[o*HeR()]

first second third then put it in reverse

[BrianEclipse]

why 1 2 3 then reverse? please explain thanks